Seamus Nolan
@nuallach.bsky.social
Always thought I was an average crastinator but according to my wife I'm a pro.
Bad jokes, poker and rugby, with occasional soccer, books and NI politics thrown in for the craic
Bad jokes, poker and rugby, with occasional soccer, books and NI politics thrown in for the craic
Think he only did 2 QOTSA albums, but one of those was songs for the deaf, which is an incredible album. Song for the Dead is iconic for the intro, but his vocal is class on it too
November 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Think he only did 2 QOTSA albums, but one of those was songs for the deaf, which is an incredible album. Song for the Dead is iconic for the intro, but his vocal is class on it too
I didn't really know of him pre-QOTSA but he was a very good songwriter. I doubt anyone could replicate that voice well, sounded like someone had taken sandpaper to his vocal chords, so distinctive
November 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I didn't really know of him pre-QOTSA but he was a very good songwriter. I doubt anyone could replicate that voice well, sounded like someone had taken sandpaper to his vocal chords, so distinctive
Did you ever see Lanegan live? Went to see him in Belfast pre-Covid and while he was good, he had Sean Wheeler and Xander Schloss supporting him and they made a fan of me that night
November 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Did you ever see Lanegan live? Went to see him in Belfast pre-Covid and while he was good, he had Sean Wheeler and Xander Schloss supporting him and they made a fan of me that night
Has to be Brosnan for the actor, but the tune is tough. At risk of McCartney fans stoning me, GnR did the better version so its hard to say Live and Let Die here.
I have some love for The World is Not Enough by Shirley Manson, which is probably on nobody else's radar
I have some love for The World is Not Enough by Shirley Manson, which is probably on nobody else's radar
November 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Has to be Brosnan for the actor, but the tune is tough. At risk of McCartney fans stoning me, GnR did the better version so its hard to say Live and Let Die here.
I have some love for The World is Not Enough by Shirley Manson, which is probably on nobody else's radar
I have some love for The World is Not Enough by Shirley Manson, which is probably on nobody else's radar
That's a glorious beard, and a great case of nominative determinism
November 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
That's a glorious beard, and a great case of nominative determinism
Youd like to think they have a plan to give him 40, put Edogbo on and let Aherne play 6 but seeing as its a top of the table one I suspect he'll be flogged for almost the full 80
November 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Youd like to think they have a plan to give him 40, put Edogbo on and let Aherne play 6 but seeing as its a top of the table one I suspect he'll be flogged for almost the full 80
Even that's too mental to be AI, so unfortunately this person actually exists
November 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Even that's too mental to be AI, so unfortunately this person actually exists
As an outsider looking in it's hard to understand the rationale, but that's a regular thing for WRU. To my limited knowledge most of Wales rugby heritage is based on the game in Neath, Llanelli and their surrounding areas, not Cardiff. Even in Pro era, Ospreys and Scarlets have been more successful
November 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
As an outsider looking in it's hard to understand the rationale, but that's a regular thing for WRU. To my limited knowledge most of Wales rugby heritage is based on the game in Neath, Llanelli and their surrounding areas, not Cardiff. Even in Pro era, Ospreys and Scarlets have been more successful
That side should still manage to get a BP at Dragons you'd expect
November 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
That side should still manage to get a BP at Dragons you'd expect
WRU creating a climate where the uncertainty means you're gonna be asset stripped and then saying you're being cut for underperforming would be peak gaslighting. Peel is in a pretty impossible situation
November 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
WRU creating a climate where the uncertainty means you're gonna be asset stripped and then saying you're being cut for underperforming would be peak gaslighting. Peel is in a pretty impossible situation
WRU making everyone not named Cardiff try to succeed with both hands tied behind their back and a blindfold on
November 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
WRU making everyone not named Cardiff try to succeed with both hands tied behind their back and a blindfold on
Well seeing as there's a non zero chance they won't be a team in a few years, you cant blame the lad for looking for more secure employment in this economy
November 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Well seeing as there's a non zero chance they won't be a team in a few years, you cant blame the lad for looking for more secure employment in this economy
That thing's in that industrial estate on the Springfield Rd already surely?
November 27, 2025 at 7:54 AM
That thing's in that industrial estate on the Springfield Rd already surely?
Sorry mate but you deserve to lose by 50 for that assault to my eyeballs. Irish rugby has some dodgy cuts but that takes the biscuit
November 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Sorry mate but you deserve to lose by 50 for that assault to my eyeballs. Irish rugby has some dodgy cuts but that takes the biscuit
Who is the owner of that horrendous haircut?
November 26, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Who is the owner of that horrendous haircut?
Add in the fact that in big games with Leinster Porter will play the majority of minutes, and you've got some very undercooked replacements getting exposed to grizzled pros in elite level games, when they've only about 500mins of pro rugby under their belts
November 26, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Add in the fact that in big games with Leinster Porter will play the majority of minutes, and you've got some very undercooked replacements getting exposed to grizzled pros in elite level games, when they've only about 500mins of pro rugby under their belts
The rest combined have played 1/3 of the minutes Porter has, and I assume Boyle's starts were in the Summer there in T2 games so really we've tried 1 other guy as a potential starter in top level rugby. That's a recipe for disaster. Porter's body will inevitably break down and then we're fucked
November 26, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The rest combined have played 1/3 of the minutes Porter has, and I assume Boyle's starts were in the Summer there in T2 games so really we've tried 1 other guy as a potential starter in top level rugby. That's a recipe for disaster. Porter's body will inevitably break down and then we're fucked
That's pretty mad. I'm sure we've got other positions where there's a disparity of minutes but you'd have to imagine Porter's minutes relative to any other prop in world rugby are through the roof
November 26, 2025 at 11:23 AM
That's pretty mad. I'm sure we've got other positions where there's a disparity of minutes but you'd have to imagine Porter's minutes relative to any other prop in world rugby are through the roof
Think Fitzgerald's description should just read perpetually injured. Man had some atrocious luck with injuries
November 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Think Fitzgerald's description should just read perpetually injured. Man had some atrocious luck with injuries
That's Jimmy Rabbitte's dad from the Commitments
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
That's Jimmy Rabbitte's dad from the Commitments
If the place is only half full for it then there's very little in the plus column for WRU with that game. Potentially all 4 teams losing this weekend (incl some they would normally win) because you've asset stripped them is poor
November 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
If the place is only half full for it then there's very little in the plus column for WRU with that game. Potentially all 4 teams losing this weekend (incl some they would normally win) because you've asset stripped them is poor
Felt like Baird found that extra bit of spite you need to be an elite blindside. He and the other 2 need some work on their lineout calling but would be exciting to see 2 of those 3 at 5 and 6 the next few years
November 24, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Felt like Baird found that extra bit of spite you need to be an elite blindside. He and the other 2 need some work on their lineout calling but would be exciting to see 2 of those 3 at 5 and 6 the next few years
Tough on both of them, they were probably the brightest points of a tough series
November 24, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Tough on both of them, they were probably the brightest points of a tough series
Baird has been a victim of not necessarily showing his best attributes when given the chance but by all accounts these were his best games in the jersey so looked like he was finally showing his best work, so its a sickener for him too
November 24, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Baird has been a victim of not necessarily showing his best attributes when given the chance but by all accounts these were his best games in the jersey so looked like he was finally showing his best work, so its a sickener for him too